July 4th Activities in Omaha

Celebrating the 4th in Omaha

We sure do love Independence Day here in Omaha. Everywhere you go there are plenty of activities – and certainly lots of fireworks. Check out some of these activities in and around town this week:

• The City of Ashland will have a fireworks show at 10 p.m. in the football field at 10th and Clay.
• The City of Blair will shoot off fireworks at 10 p.m. at 715 Grant.
• The Red, White & Blue Fireworks Celebration will be Tuesday at the Base Lake in Bellevue. They’ll have kids’ games from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., with family entertainment afterwards and a concert at 8 p.m. by the Heartland of America Band group Raptor. Fireworks will start at dusk.
• Boys Town will have a fireworks display at 9:45 p.m.
• Cass County’s Fourth of July fireworks will begin at 10 p.m. at Young Memorial Park in the town of Murray. Activities begin at 10 a.m. in the park. They include games, contests, food, a 7 p.m. parade and 9 a.m. coronation of Miss Murray. Fireworks will be the 7th if they get rained out on the 4th.
• Champions Run will shoot off fireworks from its driving range at 10 p.m. Champions Run, 13800 Eagle Run Drive in Omaha.
• The Field Club Homeowners League will have a Fourth of July parade beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Woolworth Avenue between Turner Boulevard and 36th Street.
• The City of Fremont will have a fireworks show at 10 p.m. Tuesday at Christiansen Field.
• The City of Fullerton will have a Fourth of July Festival and Fireworks Show from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Fullerton High School Stadium. Admission is free, but some activities may have a nominal cost. Fireworks will begin at 9 p.m., accompanied by live music.
• The City of Geneva will have activities all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Tuesday will include volleyball and basketball competitions, live music and 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. free street dance. Wednesday’s events will include various fundraisers, flea market, craft fair, art show, 10 a.m. parade, fire truck and train rides, free swimming pool admission, live music and after-dark fireworks at the Fillmore County Fairgrounds.
• Harrah’s Council Bluffs will put on its fireworks show at 10 p.m.
• The Henry Doorly Zoo celebrates Independence Day with Red, White and Zoo! from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday through Friday. Look for wild entertainment and special animal presentations. Free to members or with paid admission.
• The 62nd annual J.E. George Boulevard Parade will begin at 10 a.m. where Nicholas Street intersects the boulevard. The Police Mounted Patrol will lead the parade, which includes children with decorated bikes, the J.E. George Navy Band, politicians and more. The parade moves south along the boulevard into Memorial Park, where prizes will be awarded. Willy Theisen will be the grand marshal and Patricia Addision, who has lived the longest on the boulevard, will be the honored guest.
• The City of Lincoln will have a fireworks show at 10 p.m. Tuesday at Oak Lake Park.
• The Old-Fashioned Independence Day Celebration in Malvern, Iowa, will be July 7. Day-long events will include a parade, 5K run/walk, bounce houses, water slide, fishing contest, carnival games, pedal tractor pull, auto push ball and more. Fireworks will begin at 10 p.m. Admission to the fairgrounds activities, which includes the fireworks show, will be $5 for adults and $3 for ages 5 to 12.
• The City of Murdock has a day full of events planned. The parade will start at 11 a.m. followed by fun on Main Street with free watermelon, a bounce house, kids games and more.
• The Omaha Storm Chasers will provide fireworks at 10 p.m. Monday and Tuesday after the baseball games at Werner Park in Papillion.
• Ralston’s 52nd annual Independence Day celebration will be a co-celebration of the town’s 100th anniversary. Tuesday activities will include 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. picnic, live music, and ice cream and pie social in Ralston Park; 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. square dance; and 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. family street dance. These events are among those scheduled Wednesday: 10 a.m. children’s parade, 1 p.m. Independence Day parade and 9:30 p.m. fireworks at 72nd and Q Streets, synchronized to music over KAT 103 (103.7 FM).
• The City of Seward is having the 144th annual Old-Fashioned, Small Town Fourth of July Celebration which will include the 10 p.m. fireworks at the city’s Plum Creek Park. Other activities throughout the day will include a parade, live music, book talk, craft show, freedom run, holiday lights and more.
• Tiburon Golf Course in Gretna will shoot off fireworks at 10 p.m.
• The bells on the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus will sound at 9 a.m. with a “Let Freedom Ring” outdoor carillon concert. UNO carillonneur James Johnson will perform a 40-minute concert of patriotic and American folk music. Attendees are invited to bring lawn chairs and sit on the grassy area between Criss Library and the Strauss Performing Arts Center. The concert will occur rain or shine.

If you want a complete list of fireworks displays in the state, the State Fire Marshall has a PDF.

There’s no excuse not to have a good time in Omaha/Council Bluffs this Independence Day. We hope to see you out there!